2016 Wellington local elections

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2016 Wellington local elections
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The 2016 Wellington Region local elections were part of the wider 2016 New Zealand local elections, to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. These elections covered one regional council (the Greater Wellington Regional Council), eight territorial authorities (city and district councils), three district health boards, and various community boards and licensing trusts.

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Greater Wellington Regional Council

Wellington constituency (5)

Incumbent councillor Judith Aitken did not seek re-election. Incumbents Sue Kedgley, Chris Laidlaw and Daran Ponter were re-elected, joined by former Wellington City deputy mayor Ian McKinnon and Roger Blakeley. Incumbent Paul Bruce was defeated.

Greater Wellington Regional Council election, 2016 – Wellington constituency (preliminary results) [1]
CandidateAffiliationFirst preferenceLast iteration
Votes %Votes %
Sue Kedgley Greens 11,18420.778,815.0517.32
Chris Laidlaw Independent9,93318.458,878.6017.44
Ian McKinnon Independent9,02016.758,843.9917.38
Daran Ponter Labour 6,76612.568,890.0417.47
Roger BlakeleyIndependent5,63910.478,581.7016.86
Paul Bruce Green 4,3828.146,891.2513.54
Russell TregonningIndependent3,4096.33—
Keith FlindersIndependent1,0752.00—
John KlaphakeIndependent9811.82—
Norbert HausbergIndependent7961.48—
Sam SomersIndependent6641.23—
Total53,849100.0050,900.63100.00
Non-transferable votes2,948.37
Informal votes
Blank votes
Total votes cast100.00
Turnout

Lower Hutt constituency (3)

Incumbent councillors Ken Laban and Prue Lamason were re-elected, while David Ogden defeated incumbent councillor Sandra Greig.

Greater Wellington Regional Council election, 2016 – Lower Hutt constituency (preliminary results) [2]
CandidateAffiliationFirst preferenceLast iteration
Votes %Votes %
Ken Laban Independent7,17029.325,339.4525.67
Prue LamasonIndependent3,57514.625,621.3725.88
David Ogden Independent3,06512.535,490.1925.28
John Terris Independent2,92711.975,031.0623.17
Sandra GreigIndependent2,4419.98—
Derek WilshereIndependent2,3039.42—
Leonie Dobbs1,8937.74—
Kath AllenTeam Fred Allen1,0794.41—
Total24,453100.0021,746.94100.00
Non-transferable votes2,736.06
Informal votes
Blank votes
Total votes cast100.00
Turnout

Porirua-Tawa constituency (2)

Incumbent councillors Jenny Brash and Barbra Donaldson were re-elected.

Greater Wellington Regional Council election, 2016 – Porirua-Tawa constituency (preliminary results) [3]
CandidateAffiliationFirst preferenceLast iteration
Votes %Votes %
Jenny Brash Independent7,61745.355,599.0034.31
Barbara DonaldsonIndependent4,59827.375,577.9934.18
Joern ScherzerIndependent2,67515.932,941.5213.48
Heidi MillsIndependent1,90711.352,200.2813.48
Total16,797100.0016,318.79100.00
Non-transferable votes478.21
Informal votes
Blank votes
Total votes cast100.00
Turnout

Kapiti Coast constituency (1)

Retiring Kapiti Coast District Council councillor Penny Gaylor was elected, defeating incumbent councillor Nigel Wilson.

Greater Wellington Regional Council election, 2016 – Kapiti Coast constituency (preliminary results) [4]
CandidateAffiliationFirst preferenceLast iteration
Votes %Votes %
Penny GaylorIndependent6,72840.927,73851.16
Nigel WilsonIndependent6,70140.767,38848.84
Peter BollmannIndependent3,01318.33—
Total16,442100.0015,126100.00
Non-transferable votes1,316
Informal votes
Blank votes
Total votes cast100.00
Turnout

Upper Hutt constituency (1)

Incumbent councillor Paul Swain was elected unopposed.

Wairarapa constituency (1)

The Wairarapa constituency was vacant following the death of councillor Gary McPhee in June 2016. Retiring South Wairarapa mayor Adrienne Staples was elected.

Greater Wellington Regional Council election, 2016 – Wairarapa constituency (preliminary results) [5]
CandidateAffiliationFirst preferenceLast iteration
Votes %Votes %
Adrienne Staples 6,48744.897,75558.31
David HolmesIndependent4,40330.475,54541.69
Andrew Wright1,84612.78—
Linton McGill1,0767.45—
Monique Leerschool6384.42—
Total100.00100.00
Non-transferable votes1,150
Informal votes
Blank votes
Total votes cast100.00
Turnout

Kapiti Coast District Council

Mayor

  • Angela Buswell
  • Ross Church
  • Jackie Elliott (Independent)
  • K Gurunathan
  • David Scott
  • Gavin Welsh

Councillors – at large (5)

  • Ric Austin
  • Murray Bell
  • Emily Boonen
  • Angela Buswell
  • Mike Cardiff
  • Jackie Elliott
  • Peter Ellis
  • Anne-Maree Ellison
  • Eric Gregory
  • K Gurunathan
  • John Howson
  • Christopher Ruthe
  • David Scott
  • Shelly Warwick

Councillors – Paraparaumu ward (2)

  • Mark Benton
  • Martin Halliday
  • Bernie Randall
  • Kathy Spiers
  • Fiona Vining

Councillors – Ōtaki ward (1)

James Cootes was elected unopposed.

Councillors – Waikanae ward (1)

  • Geoffrey Churchman
  • Iride McCloy
  • Tim Parry
  • Michael Scott

Councillors – Paekakāriki-Raumati ward (1)

Porirua City Council

Mayor

Incumbent Nick Leggett did not seek re-election, instead seeking election as mayor of the Wellington City Council.

  • Mike Duncan (Independent)
  • Liz Kelly (Independent)
  • Gordon Marshall
  • Euon Murrell
  • Mike Tana (Independent)
  • David Watt (Grow Porirua, not the council)

Councillors – Northern ward (4)

  • Anita Baker
  • Don Casagranda (Independent)
  • Brian Collins
  • Phil Dyer (Independent)
  • Dianne Khan
  • Ross Leggett
  • Keryn Martin
  • Barry McEwen (Independent)
  • Sarah Piper (Independent)
  • Nathan Waddle
  • Beverley Wakem
  • Andrew Wellum
  • Dale Williams

Councillors – Eastern ward (4)

  • John Burke
  • Morris Cheer
  • Izzy Ford
  • Jevan Goulter (Make Porirua great again)
  • Martin Gregory (Independent Socialist)
  • Lorna Kanavatoa
  • Denys Latham (Independent)
  • Paula Mac Ewan (Independent)
  • Sala Nimarota
  • Faafoi Seiuli
  • Benna Seveali'i Siolo
  • Willie Taurima
  • David Watt (Grow Porirua, not the council)
  • Kylie Wihapi

Councillors – Western ward (2)

  • Chantelle Anslow
  • Ana Coffey (Independent)
  • Zahi Dodson (Independent)
  • Mike Duncan (Independent)
  • Graeme Ebbett (Independent)
  • T J Fermanis (Independent)
  • Jude Pointon (Independent)
  • Henry Smith (Independent)
  • Chris Wilson (Independent)
  • Ranei Wineera-Parai (Our City, Our Home, Our Future)

Upper Hutt City Council

Mayor

Incumbent mayor Wayne Guppy was re-elected.

Upper Hutt City Council election, 2016 – Mayor (preliminary results) [6]
CandidateAffiliationVotes %
Wayne Guppy 8,40271.92
Alan JefferiesIndependent3,28028.08
Total11,682100.00
Informal votes11
Blank votes424
Total votes cast12,117100.00
Turnout41.00

Councillors (10)

  • Vicki Amai-Waiwai (Independent)
  • Michael Anderson (Independent)
  • Michael Baines
  • Chris Carson
  • Ros Connelly
  • Karen de Wit
  • Blair Griffiths
  • John Gwilliam
  • Alan Jefferies (Independent)
  • Harry Kent (Independent)
  • Paul Lambert (Independent)
  • Nigel Mander (A friend you can trust)
  • Glenn McArthur (Independent)
  • Angela McLeod (Independent)
  • Rob Rangi (Independent)
  • Adrian Sparrow
  • Hellen Swales (Independent)
  • Steve Taylor
  • Tracey Ultra (Independent)
  • Dave Wheeler

Hutt City Council

Mayor

Incumbent mayor Ray Wallace was re-elected.

Hutt City Council election, 2016 – Mayor (preliminary results) [7]
CandidateAffiliationVotes %
Ray Wallace Independent20,37979.23
James Anderson1,9087.42
Glenda BarrattIndependent1,6896.57
Phil StratfordIndependent1,0974.26
David SmithIndependent6492.52
Total25,722100.00
Informal votes720.27
Blank votes8343.13
Total votes cast26,628100.00
Turnout37.47

Councillors – Northern ward (2)

The Northern ward covers the suburbs of Stokes Valley and Taita.

  • Fred Allen (Team Fred Allen)
  • Dina Awarau (Labour)
  • Tania Karaitiana-Ugone (Independent)
  • Gwen McDonald (Independent)
  • Leigh Sutton (Independent)

Councillors – Western ward (2)

The Western ward includes the suburbs of Haywards, Manor Park, Kelson, Belmont, Tirohanga, Harbour View, Melling, Normandale, Maungaraki and Alicetown.

  • Margaret Cousins (Independent)
  • Karim Dickie (Independent)
  • Chris Milne (The Man with a Plan)
  • Max Shierlaw (Independent)
  • Joy Skye
  • Lynette Vigrass (Independent)

Councillors – Central ward (2)

The Central ward includes the suburbs of Avalon, Boulcott, Epuni, Lower Hutt Central and Woburn.

  • David Bassett (Independent)
  • Simon Edwards (Independent)
  • Mark Leicester (Independent)

Councillors – Eastern ward (2)

The Eastern ward covers the suburbs of Naenae, Fairfield, Waterloo and Waiwhetū (north of Whites Line)

  • Glenda Barratt (Independent)
  • Lisa Bridson (Green)
  • Roger Styles (Independent)

Councillors – Harbour ward (2)

The Harbour ward covers the suburbs of Korokoro, Petone, Waiwhetū (south of Whites Line), Moera, Gracefield, Seaview, Point Howard, Sorrento Bay, Lowry Bay, York Bay, Mahina Bay, Sunshine Bay, Days Bay and Eastbourne.

  • Mason Branch (Independent)
  • Brady Dyer (Independent)
  • Mike Fisher (Independent)
  • Tui Lewis (Independent)
  • Michael Lulich (Independent)

Councillors – Wainuiomata ward (2)

The Wainuiomata ward covers the town of Wainuiomata.

  • Campbell Barry (Independent)
  • Josh Briggs (Independent)
  • Leah Clark
  • Kia Houpapa (Independent Maori)
  • Margaret Willard (Independent)

Wellington City Council

Mayor

Incumbent mayor Celia Wade-Brown did not seek re-election

Wellington City mayoral election, 2016 [8]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567
Labour Justin Lester 36.723,75123,88424,09224,88726,41827,67431,921
Independent Nick Leggett 25.516,52816,584 16,709 17,011 17,598 18,667 24,697
Independent Jo Coughlan20.413,20313,233 13,347 13,602 14,190 15,844  
Independent Nicola Young6.64,3034,367 4,598 5,104 5,532   
Independent Andy Foster 4.83,1253,168 3,304 3,718    
Independent Helene Ritchie 3.72,4392,538 2,733     
Independent Keith Johnson1.81,0831,190      
Independent Johnny Overton0.9620      
Electorate:  Valid: 64,656  Spoilt: 511  Quota:  Turnout: 45.56%  

    Councillors – Eastern ward

    The Eastern ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:

    Eastern Ward (3 vacancies) [9]
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Green Sarah Free 3,711
    Independent Simon (Swampy) Marsh 3,044
    Independent Chris Calvi-Freeman 3,073
    Labour Lynda McGregor2,295
    Independent Rob Goulden1,269
    Independent Robert Murray594
    Informal votes61
    Majority2,804
    Turnout

    Councillors – Lambton ward

    The Lambton ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:

    Lambton Ward (3 vacancies) [10]
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Green Iona Pannett 4,387
    Independent Nicola Young 2,934
    Labour Brian Dawson 2,913
    Independent Mazz Scannell2,153
    Independent Tony Jansen883
    Independent Milton Hollard664
    Independent Dave Gee487
    Independent Troy Mihaka420
    Informal votes23
    Majority2,737
    Turnout

    Councillors – Northern ward

    The Northern ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:

    Northern Ward (3 vacancies) [11]
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Independent Malcolm Sparrow 3,730
    Independent Jill Day 3,153
    Labour Peter Gilberd 3,195
    Independent Graeme Sawyer2,678
    Independent Judith Gray1,837
    Independent John Apanowicz1,198
    Informal votes22
    Majority3,048
    Turnout

    Councillors – Onslow-Western ward

    The Onslow-Western ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:

    Onslow-Western Ward (3 vacancies) [12]
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Independent Andy Foster 5,608
    Independent Simon Woolf 4,206
    Independent Diane Calvert 3,677
    Independent Ray Chung2,736
    Independent Matthew Plummer1,967
    Independent Paul Douglas171
    Independent Thomas Morgan171
    Majority3,658
    Informal votes21
    Turnout

    Councillors – Southern ward

    The Southern ward returns two councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:

    Southern Ward (2 vacancies) [13]
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Labour Paul Eagle 4,785
    Green David Lee 3,229
    Independent Brendon Bonner1,269
    Independent Brent Pierson619
    Independent Don McDonald167
    Informal votes45
    Majority2,718
    Turnout

    Masterton District Council

    Mayor

    Incumbent mayor Lyn Patterson was elected unopposed. [14]

    Councillors – at large (5)

    • John Dalziell
    • Deborah Davidson
    • Siobhan Garlick
    • Jonathan Hooker
    • Keith Hunt
    • Frazer Mailman
    • Tina Nixon (Working for Masterton)
    • Chris Peterson
    • Ian Steer (Independent)
    • Jennifer Taylor

    Councillors – Urban ward (4)

    The urban ward covers the Masterton township.

    • Gary Caffell
    • Brent Goodwin (Fighting for the Ratepayers)
    • Mark Harris (Working for Growth and Development)
    • Rebecca (Bex) Johnson
    • Donna Laing (Our Families, Our Future)
    • Simon (Ziggy) O'Donoghue

    Councillors – Rural ward (1)

    The rural ward covers the entire Masterton district outside Masterton township.

    Carterton District Council

    Mayor

    Incumbent mayor John Booth was re-elected.

    Carterton District Council election, 2016 – Mayor (preliminary results) [15]
    CandidateAffiliationVotes %
    John Booth2,77484.04
    Mike Osborne52715.96
    Total3,301100.00
    Informal votes10.03
    Blank votes912.68
    Total votes cast3,393100.00
    Turnout52.29

    Councillors (8)

    • Mike Ashby
    • Kathy Bartlett
    • Ruth Carter
    • Brian Deller
    • Don Farr
    • Sandy Garrett
    • Jill Greathead
    • Rob Harris
    • Russell Keys
    • Greg Lang
    • Tracey O'Callaghan
    • Mike Osborne
    • Mike Palmers
    • Ron Shaw
    • Rebecca Vergunst
    • Leah Wynne

    South Wairarapa District Council

    Mayor

    Incumbent mayor Adrienne Staples did not seek re-election, instead seeking election as the Wairarapa constituency councillor on the Greater Wellington Regional Council. Greytown ward councillor and deputy mayor Viv Napier was elected.

    South Wairarapa Council election, 2016 – Mayor (preliminary results) [16]
    CandidateAffiliationVotes %
    Viv Napier1,50736.19
    Liz Mellish99523.90
    John Hayes 72617.44
    Sue FoxIndependent55613.35
    Graham HigginsonIndependent3809.13
    Total4,164100.00
    Informal votes180.42
    Blank votes561.32
    Total votes cast4,238100.00
    Turnout56.09

    Councillors – Greytown ward (3)

    The Marlborough ward includes the town of Greytown and the surrounding rural areas, bounded in the south and east by the Tauherenikau River, State Highway 53 and the Ruamahanga River.

    • Paora Ammunson (Independent)
    • Margaret Craig
    • Dean Davies
    • John Gilberthorpe
    • Mike Gray
    • Viv Napier
    • Jerry Steer
    • Colin Wright

    Councillors – Featherston ward (3)

    The Marlborough ward includes the town of Featherston and the surrounding rural areas, bounded in the north and east by the Tauherenikau River, State Highway 53 and the Ruamahanga River.

    • Perry Cameron
    • Lee Carter (Caring for our community)
    • Dayle Harwood (Independent)
    • Pete Love
    • Colin Olds
    • Robyn Ramsden
    • Pete Roberts (Independent)

    Councillors – Martinborough ward (3)

    The Marlborough ward includes the town of Martinborough and the surrounding rural areas, bounded in the west by the Ruamahanga River.

    • Alice Arndell
    • Pam Colenso
    • Martin Freeth
    • Graham Higginson (Independent)
    • Robert Hunter
    • Brian Jephson
    • Pip Maynard
    • Terry Te Maari
    • Mary Tipoki
    • Alex Wall (Independent)
    • Greg Whitten

    References

    1. ↑ "Wellington constituency - Preliminary result" (PDF). Greater Wellington Regional Council. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
    2. ↑ "Lower Hutt constituency – Preliminary results" (PDF). Greater Wellington Regional Council. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
    3. ↑ "Porirua-Tawa constituency – Preliminary result" (PDF). Greater Wellington Regional Council. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
    4. ↑ "Kapiti Coast constituency – Preliminary result" (PDF). Greater Wellington Regional Council. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
    5. ↑ "Wairarapa constituency – Preliminary result" (PDF). Greater Wellington Regional Council. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
    6. ↑ "2016 triennial elections – Preliminary results" (PDF). Upper Hutt City Council. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
    7. ↑ "2016 triennial elections – Preliminary results". Hutt City Council. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
    8. ↑ "Election 2016: Preliminary results for the Mayor". Wellington City Council. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
    9. ↑ "Calculator Commentary and Iteration Report" (PDF). Wellington City Council. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
    10. ↑ "Calculator Commentary and Iteration Report" (PDF). Wellington City Council. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
    11. ↑ "Calculator Commentary and Iteration Report" (PDF). Wellington City Council. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
    12. ↑ "Calculator Commentary and Iteration Report" (PDF). Wellington City Council. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
    13. ↑ "Calculator Commentary and Iteration Report" (PDF). Wellington City Council. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
    14. ↑ "Local body election nominations close". Radio New Zealand. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
    15. ↑ "2016 triennial elections – Preliminary results" (PDF). Carterton District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
    16. ↑ "2016 triennial elections – Preliminary results" (PDF). South Wairarapa District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
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